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San Diego Foundation Commits $4M to Help Underserved Students Reach College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The foundation will distribute $935,000 in grants to 10 local nonprofits in San Diego providing services including tutoring, counseling, and college application assistance. Since 2017, its Community Scholars Initiative has provided over $1.9

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Combined with the Apple App Store, which first debuted in 2008 with 500 phone applications, in less than 20 years, technology has revolutionized how the average consumer communicates, entertains themselves, and obtains information. Consequently, renormalizing consumer expectations for end-user experiences.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Applications from under-represented students increased by 10% during his first academic year. At Emory, he created over 100 internal and external initiatives, recruiting plans that targeted under-represented and international students.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Less than 10% of applicants are accepted. From its inception, Macaulay Honors College only accepted applications from high school seniors and has not accepted transfer students. Launched as a pilot program in 2017, Byrne is working to find funding to scale the program to a more substantial size.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As of now, we have over 300 applications for next fall from students that have applied for housing,” says Nicholas Hamel, vice president and dean of student services at Central Maine Community College (CMCC). Another 100 more have indicated on their admissions application that they may have interest.

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Court Stops US Dept. of Ed. From Using Newest Borrower Defense and Closed School Discharge Rules: What Borrowers Need To Know

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That means that for now, the Department can only use its old, less borrower-friendly rules to decide new borrower defense and closed school discharge applications for student loan relief. However, in recent months, borrowers have reported that they have waited for months for a decision on their application. Cardona lawsuit.

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How Application Growth Drives Enrollment in Your State

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Infographic How Application Growth Drives Enrollment in Your State Our research indicates that application growth is essential not just for increasing enrollment but for preventing losses as well. Read the Insight Paper The post How Application Growth Drives Enrollment in Your State appeared first on EAB.